# 1881–82 Scottish Cup

The 1881–82 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the ninth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. A total of 147 teams entered the competition, five more than the previous record set in 1879–80. For the second season in a row, defending champions Queen's Park played Dumbarton in the final. After the original match finished in a 2–2 draw on 18 March 1882, Queen's Park won the trophy for a sixth time with a 4–1 win in the replay 1 April 1882.

## Calendar

As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament. For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the team who lost the toss would have the choice of ground for the replay. A similar procedure was used for subsequent rounds however, any club which had received a bye in the previous round would first be drawn against one of the winners of the previous round. The names of winning teams were placed into one lot for later rounds. The choice of venue for the final matches was reserved to the Scottish Football Association.
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Fixtures | Fixtures | Clubs |
| Round | First match date | Original | Byes | Replays | Clubs |
| First Round | 27 August 1881 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 147 → 79 |
| Second Round | 1 October 1881 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 79 → 45 |
| Third Round | 22 October 1881 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 45 → 27 |
| Fourth Round | 12 November 1881 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 → 16 |
| Fifth Round | 3 December 1881 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 31 December 1881 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 18 February 1882 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 18 March 1882 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
* Both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities were given byes to the third round.
* Two teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.

## Teams

Of the 154 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round. Dunblane Wanderers were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round.
| Ayrshire | Dunbartonshire | Glasgow and Suburbs | Glasgow and Suburbs | Lanarkshire | Renfrewshire |
| Annbank Auchinleck Boswell Ayr Beith Catrine Coylton Coila Cumnock Dean Girvan Hurlford Irvine Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Kilmarnock Portland Lanemark Largs Largs Athletic Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole Rankinston Stewarton Cunninghame | Alclutha Dumbarton Helensburgh Jamestown Kilmaronock Thistle Kirkintilloch Athletic Lennox Renton Star of Leven Vale of Leven Victoria | Alexandra Athletic Annfield Athole Battlefield Caledonian City Clyde Clydesdale Cowlairs Dennistoun Eastern Athletic Glasgow University Govan Harmonic Ingram John Elder Jordanhill Kelvinbank Kinning Park Athletic | Luton Mavisbank Northern Oxford Partick Partick Thistle Petershill Pilgrims Pollokshields Athletic Possil Bluebell Possilpark Queen's Park Rangers Shawlands Athletic South Western Whitefield Windsor 1st Lanark RV 3rd Lanark RV | Airdrie Airdriehill Airdrieonians Bellshill Cambuslang Clarkston Drumpellier Glengowan Hamilton Academical Lanark Plains Blue Bell Royal Albert Shotts Stonelaw Thistle Tollcross Athletic Uddingston Upper Clydesdale West Benhar | Abercorn Arthurlie Barrhead Cartside Cartvale Glenkilloch Johnstone Johnstone Athletic Johnstone Rovers Kennishead Kilbarchan Ladyburn Levern Morton Netherlee Paisley Athletic Pollok Port Glasgow Athletic Renfrew St Mirren Southern Thornliebank Wellington Park Yoker |
| Dumfriesshire | Edinburgh | Forfarshire | Stirlingshire | Perthshire | Wigtownshire |
| Moffat Queen of the South Wanderers 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV | Addiewell Brunswick Dunfermline Edinburgh University Hanover Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kinleith St Bernard's West Calder | Arbroath Dundee Harp Dundee Our Boys St Clement's Strathmore | Bridge of Allan Campsie Athletic Campsie Central Dunipace Falkirk Grasshoppers King's Park Lenzie Milton of Campsie Southfield Strathblane Thistle Athletic | Aberfeldy Blairgowrie Dunblane Wanderers Coupar Angus Dunkeld Rob Roy Vale of Teith | Cree Rovers Stranraer |

### Notes

* ^ A-There is no record of a club called Largs that existed in the 1880s. It is believed they were entered erroneously alongside a number of clubs which had disbanded before the first round draw as a result of confusion with Largs Athletic.

## First round
### Matches
#### Glasgow and Suburbs

Luton received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.

#### Ayrshire district

Annbank received a bye to the second round.

#### Dunbartonshire district

Helensburgh Victoria received a bye to the second round.

#### Lanarkshire district

Airdrieonians received a bye to the second round.

#### Edinburgh district

Dunfermline received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.

#### Forfarshire district

Dundee Harp received a bye to the second round.

#### Dumfriesshire district

Queen of the South Wanderers received a bye to the second round.

### Replays
#### Stirlingshire district
##### Notes

* ^ B-Match not played. Both clubs had disbanded before the first round took place.
* ^ C-Annfield disbanded before their replay with Eastern Athletic.
* ^ D-Match not played. Girvan disbanded before the first round took place and Largs were erroneously included in the draw.
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## Second round
### Matches
#### Glasgow and Suburbs

Petershill received a bye to the third round.

#### Renfrewshire district

Johnstone were drawn to receive a bye to the third round and, after initially being omitted from the draw, Cartvale were granted a bye to the third round.

#### Ayrshire district

Kilbirnie received a bye to the third round.

#### Edinburgh district

Brunswick received a bye to the third round.

#### Forfarshire district

Strathmore received a bye to the third round.

#### Wigtownshire district

Stranraer received a bye to the third round.

### Replays
#### Forfarshire district
##### Notes

* ^ E-A protest by Pilgrims that the ground was "not properly roped and staked" was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ F-A protest by Lenzie that "the field was a stubble one" was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ G-Both teams qualified for the third round.
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## Third round
### Matches
#### Glasgow and Suburbs

Glasgow University and Queen's Park received a bye to the fourth round.

#### Renfrewshire district

Thornliebank received a bye to the fourth round.

#### Lanarkshire district

Thistle received a bye to the fourth round.

#### Ayrshire district

Kilmarnock Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.

#### Stirlingshire district

Milton of Campsie received a bye to the fourth round.

#### Dunbartonshire district

Helensburgh received a bye to the fourth round.

#### Edinburgh district

Edinburgh University and Hibernian received a bye to the fourth round.

#### Dumfriesshire district
### Replays
#### Ayrshire district
### Second replays
#### Renfrewshire district
##### Notes

* ^ H-Match declared as a draw following a protest by Partick and a replay was ordered.
* ^ I-A protest by Johnstone that the spectators encroached onto the field was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ J-A protest by West Benhar that the spectators encroached onto the field was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ K-Abandoned after 70 minutes when Kilbirnie left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and Kilmarnock advanced to the fourth round.
* ^ L-Abandoned after 83 minutes when Queen of the South Wanderers left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and Stranraer advanced to the fourth round.
* ^ M-A protest by Petershill that the enclosure was "not properly kept" and that horses broke in and stopped play was upheld and a second replay was ordered.
* ^ N-Abandoned at half time when Partick left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and South Western advanced to the fourth round.
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## Fourth round

Beith, Dumbarton, Shotts, South Western and Vale of Teith received a bye to the fifth round.

### Replays

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## Fifth round
### Replays
#### Notes

* ^ O-A protest by Hibernian regarding the impartiality of the referee and umpires was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ P-A protest by South Western regarding a disputed goal was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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## Quarter-finals
### Replay
#### Notes

* ^ Q-A protest by Rangers that the referee had called time five minutes early was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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## Semi-finals
### Matches

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